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Grotte du Lazaret

Caves of FranceLandforms of Alpes-MaritimesLandforms of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurNicePrehistoric sites in France
Grotte du Lazaret 2010
Grotte du Lazaret 2010

The Grotte du Lazaret (English: Cave of Le Lazaret) is an archaeological cave site of prehistoric human occupation study, situated in the eastern suburbs of the French town of Nice, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Results of excavations have been interpreted as to account for the construction of shelters by humans during the Lower Paleolithic period. Research teams have unearthed more than 20,000 fossilized faunal bone fragments. Two hundred thousand year old cranial fragments of a nine year old juvenile found in the cave suggest the presence of either Homo heidelbergensis or a proto-Neanderthal human.

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Grotte du Lazaret
Boulevard Franck Pilatte, Nice Carabacel

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N 43.69 ° E 7.29 °
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Boulevard Franck Pilatte
06300 Nice, Carabacel
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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